CALL ME MAD MAX--- You know, some people like to call me Mad Max like in the movie.They may believe it’s an insult. But let me tell you something: It’s true. I am mad! I’m mad about government waste! I’m mad about government borrowing money on the backs of future generations, to benefit big corporations! I’M MAD THAT THE LIBERALS ARE RUNNING OUR COUNTRY’S FINANCES, AND OUR NATION’S FUTURE, INTO THE GROUND!I’M MAD THAT THE LIBERAL GOVERNMENT SHRINKS OUR PAYCHECK WITH HIGHT TAXES AND TAKES AWAY OUR FREEDOM. I’m mad about the federal government constantly meddling in provincial jurisdictions! I’m mad at politicians who promise anything to get elected! So yes, you can call me Mad Max. I don’t mind! I’m asking you to get mad like me and take your future into your hands.

While this suggests the image is mostly a play on words, Bernier may have accidentally said a little more than he intended to.

Mad Max is set in a bleak, dystopian future in which a poor and lawless Australian Outback is overrun by violent motorcycle gangs. Mel Gibson portrays Max Rockatansky: a cop in the badly funded police unit who fights desperately to prevent the gangs from stealing and plundering fuel and other valuable resources.

Seen another way, it's a world where regulations have been done away with, the evils of government overreach are history, and the spirit of human freedom is finally allowed to roam free.

Hmmmm, which political philosophy does that remind you of?

In general, libertarians argue that government should be scaled back to its absolute minimum (or completely done away with, depending on who you ask) with the market left to its own devices. So unless you happen to be rich - or a member of a well-armed motorcycle gang - forget about medicare, social services, or clean air.

If you actually believe that all government action or intervention is oppressive, some pretty crazy ideas start to emerge. So far, though, the Quebec MP has nothing on some of his libertarian counterparts south of the border.